Simonds International Corporation

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.simondsinternational.com

Whether or not you measure a thousand times, Simonds gives you an edge for cutting once. Founded in 1832, Simonds International is North America's oldest manufacturer of industrial cutting tools. The company maintains more than a million square feet of manufacturing space for producing a slew of tools for cutting through metal, wood, paper, and plastics. Simonds' metal-cutting products include carbon, bimetal, and carbide-tipped bandsaw blades; its wood-cutting products include bits, shanks, circular saws, machine knives, wide bandsaws, and circle saws; other offerings include files (a hand-cutting tool for producing a smooth finish on materials), steel rules, and farrier rasps.

Officers:
Chairman: John Consentino
President: Raymond Martino
CFO: Henry Botticello

Competitors:
Champion Cutting Tool
DoALL
Kennametal